The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

reddie, right into his kitten's ear.

n in the searching party. "You have had quite some trou

it was very dark and close in there, and Snoop thought he surely was deserted by all his good friends. Perhaps he expected Freddie would f

ow," suggested Mrs. Bobbsey, "I

pkins and Mrs. Bobbsey served out the chicken and cold-tongue sandwiches. There we

re we are now, and then see where we w

us see how many miles it

to the conductor, who ju

ive-minute lunch, but the five-mile artic

"You had good chickens out at Meadow Brook," he went on, comp

de everybody laugh, for it brought to mind the

ductor with a smile, as he went along

the boxes. Snoop got a chicken leg and Downy had some of his own soft food

ng up her crumbs in her napkins. "Bert, h

urteen: well, I guess Dinah, you had

h thing. I ain't got sich a long appetite as date

nah's appetite, but when the others had finished they found their ow

ly's?" Flossie asked, growing

ite a way to go by stage. We could go all the way by train, but it would be a lo

to whom the word stage was a stranger, except in t

big wagon," Bert told him,

and drive?" the

nswered Mr. Bobbsey, "but you could hardly

on a switch. There was no station, but th

as the cars had been separated and the new section joined

ul," the mother replied, and so

e story about "Pickin' cotton in de Souf," and soon th

ey busied herself with some fancy work, so a half-hour passed witho

Air Camp, and she told us Nellie, the little cash girl, was so run down the doctors thi

e company? But where is Mrs. Manily? I would like to talk to her," said Mr

od a matron this Mrs. Manily was, and how little Nellie, the cash girl, one of the visitors at the Fresh Air Camp, was taken sick while t

the latter had helped with money and clothing to

id the matron as she shook hands with Mrs. Bobbsey. "

and we must then hurry home to Lakeport for the school

y her close confinement in a city store. She is not seriously sick, but so run

t the seashore?" a

"I am just going down now to see if I can't find

Mrs. Bobbsey. "They have a large cottage and are always charitable. If they have no

was just going to call on some of the well-to-do people, and ask them to take Nellie. We had no funds,

cannot accommodate you, perhaps she can tell who could. Now, won't you

on, gathering up her belongings and making her

s!" Nan said to Flossie, as they passed a

went out when it should. "I know surely they would not

now, and also glad

once. Sandy had been his little

replied Mrs. Manily. "His aunt found him out,

here too," said Fredd

ve lots of fun fis

who, of course agreed it would be very nice i

se those boxes contain

to the three boxes in

ventured

and my duck and my cat. Downy

e flight of the duck a

oo

e way," finished Nan, "so that

the ocean air came in the windows, the long line of woodland melted into pretty little streams, that make their way in patches for many

journeys are always tiresome, especially to a litt

aid Mr. Bobbsey, c

uggested Bert, who never traveled w

e?" the sist

he car, at the two center seats, and each move a seat away at every catch. Then, whoever

, who always enjoyed he

ll it Railr

gers became very much interested. There is such a monotony on tr

red cheeks, and Bert just matching her; only his hair curled around, while hers fell down. Their intere

use he might do damage with a ball in a train, his mother said; so,

ll

ll

l th

sudden jolt of th

ire, while everybody laughed be

e way back to center, whil

s were passed,

all the way back for t

eats back, so I'l

by the umpire, and

nd both sister and brother kept moving toward the doors now

to see. The train struck a curve! Ber

the umpire, and Bert

delivered

asses!" and there, upon the floor, lay the pieces. Nan's ball had hit the lady right in the

tered. "The car jerked

ame as much as you did, and if I hadn't stuck my eyes out so, they would

nt, for it was now time to gather